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Stanza 123

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 123

1923
For never thou mayst from an evil manA good requital get;But a good man oft the greatest loveThrough words of praise will win thee.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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